Industrial Engineering articles from December 1992

Industrial Engineering archives from December 1992

Winning the quality race by planning for continuous quality improvement.
December 1, 1992... Successfully guiding an organization through difficult economic times takes a lot more than luck and good intention. Quality cannot happen by accident. Winning the quality race requires establishing plans and goals for continuous quality...

Changes to organizational infrastructures drive empowerment.
December 1, 1992... The last five articles in this series have addressed the need to empower people throughout the organization by: * Defining the vision and values for the firm; * Flattening the organizational management structure; * Reducing the...

Flexible control techniques are essential components for manufacturing.
December 1, 1992... Control is a generic term for all of the rules and procedures used in manufacturing. This includes all aspects of scheduling, just-in-time techniques, total quality control, labor reporting and all forms of computerization. As the use of any of...

New professional engineering exam format for 1993.
December 1, 1992... Beginning in 1993, the format of the professional engineering examination in industrial engineering will be substantially different from past examinations. Although it will still adhere to the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and...

Agile manufacturing: a necessary condition for competing in global markets.
December 1, 1992... The impact of speed and agility on the competitive position of a manufacturing firm has not been fully explored by practitioners and academicians. In a turbulent and changing environment, management must move beyond cost and quality as the only...

Enhancing competitive advantage in fast-changing manufacturing environments.
December 1, 1992... Current communication technology makes information readily accessible to virtually all parts of the world. Details related to events happening in one place spread rapidly throughout the globe. Political upheaval, industrial accidents, current...

Can IEs become masters of change? - A second look. (industrial engineers) (includes related article on readers' responses to the question)
December 1, 1992... The December 1985 issue of Industrial Engineering focused on"Preparing for the Future: IE in the Year 2000," a vision for the 1E professional in the '90s and beyond. Since 1985, many things have changed in the world, in the U.S. and in our...

Looking beyond the name to demonstrate real IE value. (industrial engineering) (includes related articles on the trend towards centralization, the biggest challenges facing the IE profession, and ideas for IE improvement)
December 1, 1992... Industrial engineers are great at solving problems. Ironically enough, there is still one age-old problem they are unable to solve -- identity. And the problem is not getting any easier to solve. In fact, "identity" is just one of several...